A Quiet Guy

I'm pleased to announce that my song A Quiet Guy has been released. To listen to the song please go to my Music page.

I thought I'd try something a little different from the love songs that I normally write. This track serves as a brief introduction to myself and describes the style and genre of music that I create. The lyrics are personal to me, they reflect on a life peppered with pain, mitigated by the discovery of songwriting and the beautiful therapy that making music can be.

At the age of nine I was diagnosed with kidney nephritis, a condition that, among other things, causes the kidney to expel protein and other essentials from the body. If left untreated the likely outcome is death. Back then, after two blood transfusions, six months in hospital and a further twelve months in convalescence (thank-you to the Red Cross children's home, Capesthorne) I survived. But there was no other course of action other than to be on a prescribed steroidal drug for a protracted period. The medication affected my bones and now, as an adult, I suffer from spinal stenosis, sped up by my childhood treatments. But hey, I'm alive, happy and enjoying making my own kind of music immensely.

For this track I used three different bass guitars playing the same notes in harmony to create the rich rhythm track. Other instruments used were piano, violins, glockenspiel, snare and hand drums. As usual for me the song was created using Virtual Studio Technology and VSTi instruments. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the song.